Research

The Egypt Exploration Society is the leading UK organisation supporting and promoting Egyptian cultural heritage. Since our founding, we have coordinated and facilitated research projects across the northern Nile valley. Today, we take people-centred approaches to heritage research whether projects focus on fieldwork, or desk-based study in museums and archives around the world. Take a look below to see what our members and donors make possible.

 

Funding Opportunities

Centenary Awards

The Centenary Awards are intended to encourage early-career Egyptologists and therefore applicants must be current postgraduate research students or within five years of having been awarded their PhD/DPhil. The Society welcomes applications to support archaeological fieldwork, museum/archive-based research, publication/dissemination or engagement activities. 

News

Funding available for research, 2024-25

Calling all early career researchers! You can now apply for funding from our Centenary Awards.

Find out how to apply

 

Research Grants

The EES Research Grants are intended to support projects that are part of the EES-Affiliate Programme at the time of their launch. The Society welcomes applications to support archaeological fieldwork, museum/archive-based research, publication/dissemination or engagement activities. 

Please note: The EES Research Grants are only available to those projects that are part of the EES-Affiliate Programme at the time of their launch. 

Not currently open for applications

 

Support Research in the Nile Valley

For more than a century, the Egypt Exploration Society has supported research projects across Egypt, Sudan, and in collections across the world. Help us to continue this support for exploration and study of Egypt’s unique cultural heritage.

Your gift could make the difference between discovery and destruction.

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